fortfahren

/ˈfɔʁtˌfaːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
fährt fort
past
fuhr fort
perfect
ist fortgefahren

Meaning

  1. to continue; to drive away

    Built from fort (away) + fahren (to drive).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • fort away
  • fahren to drive

Practice

1 What does fortfahren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bitte fahren Sie ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fortfahren?

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